The Portland daily press., 1887-11-14
BUSINESS AT BANGOR.
The Close OF a Prosperous Season
for the Queen City.
More Freight Than the New Steam
boat Line Can Garry.
Aroostook Starch and Potatoes Car
ried to New York Direct.
BUSINESS AT BANGOR.
Especial to the Press.l


BANGOR, Nov. 12-The rush of very
successful and busy business season is sub
siding now at Bangor, and, all in all, the
city is doing the best business this season it
has enjoyed for several years past. The
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company, which
is building the road through the State north
of Bangor, has bought many supplies from
this city, and the increase in business is, in
a measure, owing to this. At present the
lumbermen are getting their stock out of the
water and slowing what is not shipped away,
before the river closes. The hands which
can be spared at the mills are preparing to
go into the woods or to work ON the new
railroad. Wages in the woods will be some
what higher than they were last year, and
there need not be an idle man in Bangor this
winter. There has been more baggage
handled at the depot this year than there
was last, the passenger travel has been
large, and the outlook at present is very
good.
The New York & Bangor Steamship Com
pany, which began this year with one steam
boat, have done more business than they
expected to do, and now they are unable to
CfcdI lut UOCh ~ OlN VI thN AONSS'
Next year a steamer OF double the capacity
of the one now used will be run on this line
to accommodate the increasing business. The
New York Central Railroad Company and
the Pennsylvania Central make through
rates from Chicago in connection with this
company so that goods can be brought from
Chicago to this city by way of the new
steamship line and these railroads, cheaper
than by any other route The steamer
touches at Frankfort, Bucksport, Belfast
and Rockland on the river, and then sails
directly to New York.
Wooien goods from the mills on the Pts.
cataquis river, starch and potatoes from
ArOostook, lumber, apples and general mer-
chandise from Bangor and other cities con-
situte The carsneS transported by way OF
tie new line. This Is the most direct line
from the interior of Maine to New York,
and the problem of reaching good market
for the produce of that vast region has at
last been solved. The agricultural and man
ufaeturing resources of the region north of
this city, drained by the Pen0Dscot ana its
try. The Canadian Pacific railroad is being
built through the very centre OF that pro-
dnctye region, and in connection with other
roads which are constantly pushing north,
and the Bangor & New York steamship line.
the region will be opened to commerce TO an
extent which bids fair to make this the great
business part of the state. The great busi-
ness centre of Maine, in the estimation of
many merchants, will eventually be in this
region, and the wisdom of the saying. go
to Aroostook, young man." will yet be ap-
preciated.
The stock for the new wooden mill, to be
erected at 0ldto@n next spring, has all been
bought. This mill will furnish extra busi-
ness for the New York boat and the farmers
and wool growers in the vicinity.
Bangor's new shoe factory has proved sue
cessful, and more buildings have been erect
cd in the city this year than for several years
past. The lumber trade has been good and the
prices for which lumber sold somewhat
higher than last year. The prospect OF an
increase in manufacturing and agricultural
enterprises in the near future is very prom
ising.